96RAF Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Question for LC&DR no doubt... The good Captain (now Colonel so OOPs change that sign) Tom Moore has had two locos named for him.Has this ever happened before - concurrently. I know various different locos have been named for dignities but never as far as I know at the same time. /media/tinymce_upload/0cf3c6631b3fa5c631b02d7093c8e937.JPG /media/tinymce_upload/555db00494ef82cb4a85c0043344ef87.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Bet they were well hacked off when he got his promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB51 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Looks great - I think the nation will always remember him as Captain Tom. Well done GWR for using the full title, nice job. R- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Not giving away any clues here ... just follow the link and experience the suprise. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Yeah I was going to say...All very well 'Nameing a Loco after him' but then he gets a Promotion!!! odear - but will they keep or change the names on the Locos aswel??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Just trying top order one from Hornby but the sites going round in circles, been trying to place an order for an hour now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMac1707817969 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Finally after over 90 minutes perseverance I finally got an order placed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carltonf Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Just managed to order one. It was an ordeal as I imagine the volume of interest was really testing the boundaries of the Hornby site for a while! Definately keeping this one, not profiting from. Excellent gesture from Hornby with £20000 to the NHS fund. It's like i'm getting a train for £34.99 and donating £40 to the NHS. Win win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_lewsey Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I didn't, started as soon as I got the email and have been trying to get the site to work ever since, just got all the way through to the PayPal bit at the end and got the message no more available....thanks Hornby..... ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWR-Gordon-4 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Blimey, those sold out quick. It just shows that there's a lot of people who recieve the Hornby emails then. Perhaps Hornby should have issued 1,000 of these Class 66's, in GB Railfreight & Porterbrook livery. GNR-Gordon-4 (HF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traincliff Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hi all. I tried to order for nearly 3 hours and got all sorts of error messages and failure to check out on Thursday afternoon and gave up. Just logged in to the forum at 1-30 Friday morning before putting my light out and clicked on my basket. The loco was still there so followed check out route and checked straight out successfully. I reckon the site just could not cope with the surge of orders earlier. Might be worth others disappointed trying again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 @ Traincliff & David_lewsey :- Well I've just tried about 10 mins ago (2:10 am 1st May 2020) & manage to get through ok!!! - Like being said above try again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCDR Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 In answer to RAF96's question at the top of this thread, naming two or more locomotives the same at the same time is rare but not unknown.Unfortunately since privatisation the different train companies have named power cars and driving cars willy-nilly, so I have given up trying to keep tabs!However in historical terms with real locomotives here are a few examples , "King George VI" carried by King 6028 and Princess Coronation 46244"John Milton" carried by Metropolitan Bo-Bo No. 9 and Britannia 70003"Prince of Wales" carried by V of R No. 9 and A3 class 60054 Other non-personal duplicates include -"Cameronian" carried by 46113 and 60040"City of London" carried by 46245 and 61670"Gordon Highlander" carried by 46106 and 62277"Merlin" carried by 60027 and 73080 although from different sources"Sandwich" carried by 45641 and 60039"Spitfire" carried by Castle 5071 and BoB 34066 and quite a few with names after the same person but arranged differently such as "Lord Nelson" 30850 and "Nelson" 45664. There are a few of these. There have also been examples of a name being carried by successive locomotives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Rippled, with a F Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 So the email said "Limited edition of 500 - £20,000 to charity"This morning the website says "Limited edition of 1500 - £40,000 to charityAnyone from Hornby available to explain the different numbers?(Can't tell you what the website said yesterday due to it being constantly on its knees, and getting the order placed being my priority) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I spent four hours trying to access the site, and kept getting a blank white screen. Gave up at midnight.Tried again at 6 this morning, and they appear to have all ben solld.Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0YAA Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I spent four hours trying to access the site, and kept getting a blank white screen. Gave up at midnight.Tried again at 6 this morning, and they appear to have all ben solld.Oh well.Same here, was trying from about 3pm to midnight, kept getting 504 error. Once or twice made it to checkout but was bounced back to the listing page. Tried this morning and all sold out. Not sure why it needs to be limited edition anyway, surely the more they sell the more money gets raised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 Thank you LC.More examples than I had ever imagined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 So the email said "Limited edition of 500 - £20,000 to charity"This morning the website says "Limited edition of 1500 - £40,000 to charityAnyone from Hornby available to explain the different numbers? Does it really matter, Hornby rarely look at this forum so I doubt they will. Perhaps they decided to make more because of the demand. Maybe they'll increase the amount again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 They announced on FB that they were making more due to phenomenal response, which was affecting the website.If they have any sense they will take max advantage of the opportunity and increase their donation to charity as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 The Limited Edition is currently 2020 models with £80K going to the NHS. It was still available as of a minute ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 It was an "honourary" promotion - not sure if that's the same as a full promotion - who cares? He deserves any honour bestowed upon him - not many individuals can raise £32m for charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37lover Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 BB,Thanks for the heads up, I have just pre-ordered one of the additional models. Total quantity now 2020. Quite agree with your sentiments; although I have never agreed with honorary awards by academic institutions this one I fully support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustCallMeTheRev Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 The number available for order has changed from 500 to 800 to 1500 to now 2020. Hardly a limited edition Hornby..... 🫨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe_holmes1 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Not a great lover of modern traction, but I have ordered this as a keepsake about a truly inspiring man.Honory titles! Many people will not worry about that, I'm sure he will always be remembered as Captain Tom !In the words of the poet, "Old soldiers never die"Well done to the rail companies and to Hornby for making his memory even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I succumbed! A Class 66 on Wykeham - whatever next? It was in a good cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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